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Mah Govt likely to table bill on Jaat Panchayats in Legislature: Minister

Mumbai, Mar 30 (UNI) Minister of State for Social Welfare, Ram Shinde, today announced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council that the government is planning to table a bill on the floor of the House during the session which is aimed at stopping the illegal practices of Jaat (community) Panchayats in the state.
Replying to the issue raised by Neelam Gorhe of Shiv Sena and others in the House, the Minister admitted that the system of Jaat Panchayat is actually running parallel to the legal system in the state and the Panchayat's decisions on various issues were allegedly biased and discriminatory in nature.
NCP legislator Vidya Chavan also supported Ms Gorhe and said that usually women are facing hard punishment.
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